I wanted to pass this idea along and hopefully see a product that can fix this problem. I noticed when using a charging cable for a phone (both lightning and microusb) that I and other people will often rest the phone vertically on a surface or against the body. This results in strain that ends up breaking the cable at the connector/cable interface (yes, even powerline and powerline2). I find the solution very simple (in theory) to have the cable exit at a right angle from the connector. I found a few cables online that do this, but none are Mfi or look high quality. Even better would be to have a hinged connector that can safely swivel the cable to the side. I am sure I am not the only person with this problem that would benefit from such a product.

Most are specific to apple or Android (micro-usb). Some use JUST the charge cable plug direct to the phone, but vast majority, have.you plug your cable in the back and the phone sits on the specific "jack/connector".

Or like me and millions.of others, just lay your phone flat on the table, or at least propped up sideways (landscape mode).

An angled connector would be nice to have in some instances, but for me the thing that damages cables the most is actually the case on the phone. When you have an otterbox defender or something with docking bay doors like it, you limit the outer dimensions of the area around the plug. Then when you go to plug in the phone, the cable has stress on the top or bottom, that causes the plug to loosen and move out of position over time. Fortunately for me, I found anker cables are relatively small sized and can resist this issue and last longer.

Suppose they would have to weigh up the fact that the majority of new phones are going down the wireless charging route, so it’s only a matter of time before wireless charging speeds/distances increase and cable sales diminish compared to the charging pads. So is it worth diverting resources away from keeping up with industry standard - I don’t think so.

I’m not expecting it within the couple of years, but i still don’t think it would be a good use of resources. I mean who knows Apple might drop the lightning connector and move towards USB-C or new propitiatory connector.

With iCloud I’m able to sync without connecting to pc/laptop. Throw into the mix the fact that 5G will be coming in the next few years also.